Tag: Patricia Santos Marcantonio
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Join Facebook launch of new kid’s book, ‘Billie Neville Takes a Leap’
Join coauthor Bonnie Dodge and Patricia Santos Marcantonio as we launch “Billie Neville Takes a Leap” on Facebook. Ten-year-old Billie Neville wants to be a daredevil, just like her hero Evel Knievel. She also wants a best friend. Riding “the best bike in the whole world” Billie’s desperate to enter a bike jumping contest with…
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New kid’s book ‘Billie Neville Takes a Leap’ has arrived
Now on sale at Amazon is my new book co-authored with Bonnie Dodge. Ten-year-old Billie Neville wants to be a daredevil, just like her hero Evel Knievel. She also wants a best friend. Riding “the best bike in the whole world” Billie’s desperate to enter a bike jumping contest with three boys named The Meanies…
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Be Frankenstein. Grow your characters
When starting a new story and working on characters to populate it, I sometimes think of Frankenstein. Yes, Frankenstein. That’s because as a writer I have to grow and develop my characters. Not sew them together out of a bunch of dead bodies, but develop creations with thoughts, dreams, fears, weaknesses and strengths. Quirks and…
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Coming soon: ‘Billie Neville Takes a Leap’
Billie Neville, Daredevil Billie wants to be a daredevil, just like her hero Evel Knievel. She also wants a best friend. Riding “the best bike in the whole world,” she’s desperate to enter a bike jumping contest with three boys named The Meanies and show them her cool bike skills. When Evel comes to town…
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My best writing advice: Read good books, watch good movies, TV, plays
You hear the advice a lot at writing conferences and in writing books. Read. Read. Read. As a lover of movies and writer of screenplays, to that advice I will add watch good movies, TV and plays. Why? Because you learn so damn much about everything. Pacing. Voice. Conflict. Dialogue. Description. Character. In other words,…
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Lessons in frights from ‘World War Z’
Not many movies give me the shivers, movies that turn my blood the temperature of an iceberg. But I chilled with fright and anticipation of more horror with the movie “World War Z.” Those chills started five minutes into the film when Brad Pitt’s character Gerry Lane and his family were trapped in traffic and…
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How writing helped after losing my mother
Writing helped save me. My mom died at the end of July at the age of 88. She was strong and funny, and lived for her family. She took care of everybody, even volunteering to help low-income people for more than a decade after her retirement and her own personal losses. I not only loved…
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Podcast of reading from ‘The Weeping Woman’
A reading from my horror thriller, “The Weeping Woman,” Halloween music, a movie quiz and other horror fun featured on a podcast at Horroraddicts.net. http://www.horroraddicts.net/ My thanks to Tracey Emery for producing the recording of my segment.
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Horroraddicts.net interview with Patricia Santos Marcantonio
Thanks Horroraddicts.net 13 Questions with Patricia Santos
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Real evil is reflected in some horror stories
On a recent trip to Colorado to see family, a few relatives claimed they had seen or knew someone who had actually spotted “La Llorona.” Because they knew of my book, “The Weeping Woman,” which is inspired by the La Llorona tale, they shared their stories. One relative said when she was younger she and…